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Friday, 19 January 2007 |
Spanish rally rider Marc Coma out of Dakar Rally
Spanish rally motorcycle rider Marc Coma, who was leading the standings at the Dakar Rally, crashed his motorbike during Friday's 13th stage and is now out of the race.
Marc Coma, who comes from Avià in Spain, who was the World Champion in the Rallies Cross Country Motorcycles Tournament in 2005, was leading the overall motorcycle standings by an easy 52 minutes with just two stages left to go.
KTM motorcycle rider Marc Coma lost his bearings 34km into the 458km stage from Mali to Senegal.
Marc Coma had been on a parallel track to the ideal route when, after 57km, he crashed his bike, suffered an injury to his head his head and had to be airlifted to safety by helicopter.
Dakar Rally organisers said: "Coma did not lose consciousness and was able to speak with team manager Jordi Arcarons, before being transported to Dakar to undergo further examinations."
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